रशना

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From *rać- (to bind, tie), whence also Sanskrit रश्मन् (raśmán), रश्मि (raśmí). Cognate with Middle Persian lsn' (rasan), Persian رسن (rasan). Compare also Old Armenian առասան (aṙasan), an Iranian borrowing. See also रज्जु (rájju).

Pronunciation

Noun

र॒श॒ना • (raśanā́) stemf

  1. rope, string, cord
    Synonyms: रज्जु (rájju), सूत्र (sū́tra)
  2. rein, bridle
    Synonym: वागा (vāgā)
  3. girth, girdle, zone (also figuratively applied to the fingers
  4. ray of light

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of र॒श॒ना
singular dual plural
nominative र॒श॒ना (raśanā́) र॒श॒ने (raśané) र॒श॒नाः (raśanā́ḥ)
accusative र॒श॒नाम् (raśanā́m) र॒श॒ने (raśané) र॒श॒नाः (raśanā́ḥ)
instrumental र॒श॒नया॑ (raśanáyā)
र॒श॒ना¹ (raśanā́¹)
र॒श॒नाभ्या॑म् (raśanā́bhyām) र॒श॒नाभिः॑ (raśanā́bhiḥ)
dative र॒श॒नायै॑ (raśanā́yai) र॒श॒नाभ्या॑म् (raśanā́bhyām) र॒श॒नाभ्यः॑ (raśanā́bhyaḥ)
ablative र॒श॒नायाः॑ (raśanā́yāḥ)
र॒श॒नायै॑² (raśanā́yai²)
र॒श॒नाभ्या॑म् (raśanā́bhyām) र॒श॒नाभ्यः॑ (raśanā́bhyaḥ)
genitive र॒श॒नायाः॑ (raśanā́yāḥ)
र॒श॒नायै॑² (raśanā́yai²)
र॒श॒नयोः॑ (raśanáyoḥ) र॒श॒नाना॑म् (raśanā́nām)
locative र॒श॒नाया॑म् (raśanā́yām) र॒श॒नयोः॑ (raśanáyoḥ) र॒श॒नासु॑ (raśanā́su)
vocative रश॑ने (ráśane) रश॑ने (ráśane) रश॑नाः (ráśanāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas